Wednesday, May 11, 2011

May 11

Well it's been a week since my first post. As you will remember I was a little emotionally down because I had actually managed to gain 1 pound on the diet instead of losing. The first thing that went through my mind was basically, "Oh forget it, I did all that this week and didn't lose anything, I should eat what I want and look for another diet". But then I started my blog, got past the worst of the depression and decided to buckle down and see what happens giving it another week. I really wanted to drop into the 180's. Wednesdays are my weigh in day and although I'm tempted, I don't get on the scale any other time except Wednesday mornings as soon as I get up. I got on this morning and the scale actually, really, stopped at 185lbs! That was down six pounds from last week! I think somehow this six pound loss is an accumulated loss of two weeks and my scale was flaky last week, but it doesn't matter. The main thing is that because I stuck with the plan instead of giving in to my bit of depression it worked out. I started the past week by again writing down everything I was eating, but to be honest I didn't do anything too different. Although I had been keeping my carbs at below 120 for the day, I might have been eating more than 40 at a meal, which you shouldn't do. I've tried to find lower carb, higher fiber breads to make my little pizzas and sandwiches for lunch. Plus I used more pure stevia powder in my drinks instead of Truvia because then there was no additional carbs for my drinks. I discovered that some heavy creams have 1 carb in them and some brands (Shenandoah) have none, so I will only by that brand now. Slim Jims and plain rye crispbeads are my new go to snack if I'm hungry between meals. This week I didn't let myself get too hungry and if I did I tried to make a decaff coffee in the middle of the day or a cup of tea with cream. I hope I can do well again next week!

1 comment:

Keep up the good habits! I am amazed at the amount of food I can eat if I just pay attention. It is the easiest thing I have ever done. Good luck, and keep on BFC'n! I have lost almost 16 lbs and a lot of it was fat:) Woot!Have you tried the Orowheat sandwich thins? They are 2/2 value.

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About Me

Married 23 years to Jack. Have four great boys ages 22, 20, 18, 16. Love dogs, books, camping and the beach.
Need to lose weight. I'm thinking almost fifty pounds would be nice. Used to say having the kids made me a little heavy but with my youngest son turning sixteen this summer I guess I can't use them as an excuse anymore. The truth is I got hooked on carbs and sweets, and I've never really like exercising except maybe walking but I get bored doing that alone. I started the BFC in April and have lost about 30lbs so far. I really would like to get back down to at least 150lbs, and now that is 18 lbs. to go!